title: One-stage hepatectomy in the dog.
abstract: This report describes a technique for total hepatectomy in the dog. The procedure maintains the integrity of the gastrointestinal tract and the pancreas in the normothermic, anesthetized animal. The technique involves (i) a mesentericocaval shunt, (ii) a temporary external bypass between the femoral and jugular veins, and (iii) a permanent internal bypass between the abdominal and thoracic inferior vena cava through the tendinous area of the diaphragm. This 60- to 70-min procedure yields a preparation useful for short-term metabolic studies in nonhepatic tissues.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Daloze
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Des Rosiers
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Arnoux
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Daloze
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Smeesters
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Brunengraber
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D004285:Dogs; D005947:Glucose / Q000494:pharmacology; D006498:Hepatectomy / Q000379:methods*; D008488:Medical Illustration; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000401:mortality
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D005947:Glucose